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Givenchy SS27 by Sarah Burton: precision cutting and simplicity, suit jackets sliced and recomposed, leather dresses with peel-away necklines

Black and yellow ran through the show, from a zipped bag whose lining showed yellow against the black outside, to a black-and-lemon leather zippered dress with matching boots and bag. Burton said she wanted precision and simplicity in dressing while, as she put it, we all accelerate through the many perspectives that define our fast lives.

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01SARAH BURTON BUILT GIVENCHY'S SPRING 2027 COLLECTION ON PRECISION CUTTING AND SIMPLICITY, A WARDROBE FOR, IN HER WORDS, 'A WORLD THAT'S SO OFF-KILTER'.
02A CLASSIC SUIT JACKET WAS SLICED OPEN AT THE SIDES, OR HAD ITS SLEEVES CUT OFF AND REATTACHED.
03LEATHER RAN THROUGH IT: DRESSES WITH PEEL-AWAY NECKLINES, AND LEATHER TROUSERS.
04EVENING GOWNS CAME SUSPENDED FROM CURVED METAL FRAMES, LIKE SCULPTURES.
05'I THINK WOMEN DON'T WANT TOO MUCH FUSS,' SHE SAID.

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